Personal Setups

[Darkstrike]

Sequence matters or you'll iterate.

1. Relief....truss rod
2. Relief....nut height or channel depth (if string thickness related)
3. Intonation....bridge adjustment for string length = around 12th fret
3 Action....bridge saddle height for action

You have that order wrong, you do action before intonation, if you intonate it, then change the action, the intonation goes back out of whack.

 

[grifff]

You have that order wrong, you do action before intonation, if you intonate it, then change the action, the intonation goes back out of whack.

This. Intonation comes last in all of my setups.

 

[jzhobo77]

Go on You Tube and look up a site called UniversalRemote and they show how to do setups. Give it a try.

 

[J. Crawford]

Go on You Tube and look up a site called UniversalRemote and they show how to do setups. Give it a try.

I have seen that dudes bass reviews a few times. I ll check it out!

Random question, the stock "low mass" bridge on my Squier doesnt seem to have screws to adjust intonation.

I tried, and nothing happens.

Am I missing something?

 

[Darkstrike]

I have seen that dudes bass reviews a few times. I ll check it out!

Random question, the stock "low mass" bridge on my Squier doesnt seem to have screws to adjust intonation.

I tried, and nothing happens.

Am I missing something?

Pics?

 

[J. Crawford]

Pics?

I can do that, one sec. I have to take the bridge cover off, upload them, etc.

ASAP though!

 

[Darkstrike]

I can do that, one sec. I have to take the bridge cover off, upload them, etc.

ASAP though!

Please do, those saddles should be perfectly adjustable for intonation, and action.

 

[John Wentzien]

The long srews with the spring on them.

 

[J. Crawford]

John,

I did that, and nothing happened. They are as tight as possible, and when I unscrew them nothing changes.

Pics may take time, my Blackberry is giving me problems.

 

[John Wentzien]

John,

I did that, and nothing happened. They are as tight as possible, and when I unscrew them nothing changes.

Pics may take time, my Blackberry is giving me problems.

When you unscrew them you need to push the saddle foreward..the tension of the string will keep it in one spot unless you push it.. or loosen the string first.

 

[J. Crawford]

Ill try that. Thanks John.

 

[grifff]

^ Loosen the strings first, adjust intonation screw, retune and check intonation.

 

[rythman6969]

When you unscrew them you need to push the saddle foreward..the tension of the string will keep it in one spot unless you push it.. or loosen the string first.

A+ ^ . Definitely do your own set ups. It's great to know and pretty easy tolearn in time. I am a drummer/bassist and have learned to do all my own set ups. I like the action very low and have gotten my necks FLAT with no relief and the strings are almost on the frets and no buzz anywhere. I had to learn to do some fret leveling along the wat to get the action that low. Now I am moving on to electronics. ( slowly )

 

[J. Crawford]

I unscrewed it like a madman, and pulled the saddle forward, and the E is still sharp. I mean, I pull it forward like crazy.

 

[John Wentzien]

Tune the E string to the harmonic at the 12th fret, just barely touch the string above the 12th.
once that is perfectly in tune, lightly fret the string at the 12th fret.
Make sure you are not bending the string.

The notes should match when the bridge is adjusted correctly. (the harmonic and the fretted note)

 

[John Wentzien]

If the harmonic is in tune, and the fretted note is sharp..you need to turn the screw clock-wise.
If the note is flat, unscrew and move the saddle toward the neck.

 

[John Wentzien]

Make sure to re-tune after every adjustment!

 

[tplyons]

I've never paid for a setup in 10 years. I bought my bass and did it myself from the beginning. My playing, and my setups, have gotten better over time.

 

[EagleMoon]

If your note is sharp it means the string length between the nut and the bridge saddle is too short, pull the saddle back.